HCPSS MPIA Request #2025-049

Requestor
Nicholas Correia
Requested Information
I am requesting the following information for the 2023 and 2024 school years (to be placed into a spread sheet or similar format, to be separated by nature of call or request):
(1) The number of 911 calls placed to Atholton High School; and/or
(1a) The number of times the SRO (or someone on his behalf) has requested additional emergency services to Atholton High School
(2) The nature of the 911 call or request (specifically, such as "Seizure" not just "Student Health Concern" as is typical in community email messages)
(3) The type of emergency services requested (Police, Fire, and/or EMS)
(4) The date and time of the call/request
(5) If not the SRO, the staff member making the 911 call/request
(6) The reference numbers for each incident
(7) Whether transportation to a hospital was required (if a medical emergency)
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Responsive to this request, in regards to calls to 911 for Atholton High School, HCPSS does not track the number of calls to police by reason. Please note, under the MPIA process, and as advised in the Eighteenth Edition of the Maryland Public Information Act Manual created by Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General, an agency is only obligated to produce existing records and is not required to generate new data or summarize data. For reference, calls for service to the Howard County Police Department (HCPD) could be requested from HCPD as the custodian of such records if they have available. SROs are also employees of HCPD. You can find information about submitting an MPIA request to HCPD at this site: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/PIA.

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